Fiddlers Reunion Saturday, May 31

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The 83rd Annual Old Fiddlers Reunion will be held the weekend of May 31.

On Friday, May 30, a Jam Session will take place on the courthouse lawn at 7 p.m. There will be concession stands along the sidewalks, and a carnival will be set up just off the Courthouse Square.

The Fiddlers Contest will take over on Saturday, May 31. The contest is broken down into 5 divisions, Senior Ages 66 & over, Adult Ages 30-65, Young Adult Ages 19-29, Youth Ages 18 & Under and the Open Division which is All Ages. There will be a playoff between the 1st place winners of each of the five divisions. This will be the Grand Champion and this person will get a Grand Prize of $600, in addition to the $200 which he or she has already won by being the 1st place winner of his/her division.

At 6 p.m., there will be an Acoustic Guitar Picking Competition for all ages. The Fiddlers Contest will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, May 31st and will run throughout the day. Beginning at 8 p.m., there will be a country western band with professional musicians playing until Midnight for the famous Street Dance.

Schedule: Saturday, May 31

9 a.m. Invocation, Welcome Address, Western Swing Band

10 a.m. Seniors 66 and Over Contest

11 a.m. Adult Ages 30-65 Contest

12 noon Western Swing Band

1:30 p.m. Adult Ages 30-65 Contest Continued

2 p.m. Young Adult Ages 19-29 Contest

3 p.m. Youth Ages 18 & Under Contest

4 p.m. Open Division, All Ages Contest

5 p.m. Grand Champion Playoff

6 p.m. Acoustic Guitar Picking Contest

8 p.m.-12 Midnight Street Dance